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Later this month, traffic on the Huey P. Long Bridge in Louisiana will shift to temporary 10-foot-wide concrete lanes, while the old bridge lanes will be demolished and rebuilt. This marks a major milestone in the $1.2 billion project to widen the bridge over the Mississippi River. Once completed in 2013, the bridge will have three 11-foot lanes in both directions, and a 2-foot-inside and 8-foot-outside shoulder.

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The Huey P. Long Bridge over the Mississippi River just north of New Orleans reopened on Sunday after years of work to widen it. The $1.2 billion project was completed under budget and four months ahead of schedule. Completion of the project is expected to jumpstart development of a mixed-use community on about 9,000 acres in the area known as West Bank.

The $1.2 billion project to widen the Huey P. Long Bridge over the Mississippi River in New Orleans is expected to finish four months ahead of schedule. The project, which began in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina, is currently in the final phase. "We are committed to delivering this bridge as promised on June 16, 2013," said Steve Spohrer, director of Louisiana TIMED Managers, who is overseeing the project.